LAWS to lock future governments into ensuring Queensland one day has the strongest economy in South-East Asia will be drawn up by the Newman Government.

The Government yesterday announced it would use legislation to future-proof the vision of a Queensland in which the economy is booming, households are the most prosperous in the nation, and half the population lives in the regions – which would be transformed into the “safe food bowl” of Asia.

The ideals are laid out in the Government’s Queensland Plan, which paints the picture of a northern utopia in 30 years’ time with the nation’s highest productivity rate and no skills shortages – the “most competitive, innovative and multi-faceted economy in South-East Asia”.

The laws, which are being drawn up, would require all future governments to make planning decisions that fuel the reshaping of the state to the plan’s targets.

Contained within its 98 pages are 20 targets, including moves to double the state’s regional population by 2044, to make sure all school students meet basic literacy and numeracy standards and to ensure regional and indigenous Australians are on a level playing field and have the same life expectancy as those in the city.

Public servants, migrants, businesses and the army will be encouraged to head into regional Queensland in a bid to double the population of regional Queensland by 2044.

“Ten of Australia’s 30 major cities or larger cities will be in Queensland,” Mr Newman said. “That’s a very big commitment and it sets Queensland apart.”

A council of community ambassadors has been assembled to help ensure the plan is carried out .

Opposition MP Jo-Ann Miller described the appointment of the ambassadors as a positive move but cast doubt on the plan’s implementation.

“It’s all very well having long-range plans, but the Queensland Plan runs the risk of being just a collection of ‘motherhood’ statements, which means it’s likely to be just another excuse for the LNP to mount a taxpayer-funded ad campaign in the lead-up to the 2015 election,” she said.

Living in the regions is no hardship for Toowoomba mum Kylie Fleming. She has called the city home for most of her life.

“It has that real country city charm,” she said. “There’s a lot of appeal for people wanting to come here and lots of sport, facilities and events.

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